CompuServe Thread

#New Amiga from SGI!

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#108377From: Paul HigginbottomJul 27, 1993 4:18 PM
Hi Richard. I don't think Dr. Rose meant that Indy will affect the Amiga, because they really don't compete. Commodore's most "powerful" machine has a "loaded" price of around $3000 with monitor, I believe, and a stripped Indy is at $5K. Moreover, SGI is regarded as a company that makes serious computers for high powered scientific, creative, and visual applications. Commodore is now regarded by and large in the U.S. as an invisible maker of innovative video-compatible multimedia computers, and in Europe as a maker of home computers that have good games. Not exactly competing viewpoints, I'd say. Regards, Paul.
#108427From: Richard EricksonJul 28, 1993 2:21 AM
Hi Paul, No his message didn't talk about the Indy and the Amiga. I guess I got the feeling from the messages, that some consider the Indy the replacement for the Amiga, and will pick up where the Amiga has failed. I may be wrong, it's just the impression I received. Since the Indy is aimed at power Quadra users, I would consider it a replacement for the Quadra. There is another difference, SGI seems to be very professional about their business and promoting their product, while CBM doesn't know what good business sense and promotion means. Richard -> via the Amiga 1000 AutoPilot